Spectroscopy and Charge Transport in Metal-Molecule-Metal Junctions

化学学部的分析与表面化学（ASC）项目将支持明尼苏达大学Daniel Frisbie教授和朱晓阳教授的合作研究项目。Frisbie教授和Zhu教授的研究将集中在电子和分子结构对金属-分子-金属系统（通常称为分子结）中输运的影响。合作研究团队将采用最先进的光谱学和结输运测量来阐明电子结构、分子构象和结输运行为之间的关系。这项研究可能会导致分子电子器件的发展，从而彻底改变电子世界。它将为本科生、研究生和博士后研究人员提供优秀的培训机会，这是一个对美国经济非常重要的前沿跨学科研究领域。

The Analytical and Surface Chemistry (ASC) program of the Division of Chemistry will support the collaborative research program of Prof. Daniel Frisbie and Prof. Xiaoyang Zhu of the University of Minnesota. The study of Prof. Frisbie and Prof. Zhu will focus on the effect of electronic and molecular structure on transport in metal-molecule-metal systems, commonly called molecular junctions. The collaborative research team will employ state-of-the-art spectroscopy and junction transport measurements to elucidate the relationships between electronic structure, molecular conformations, and junction transport behavior. The study could lead to the development of molecular electronic devices which would in turn revolutionize the world of electronics. It will provide excellent training opportunities to undergraduate students, graduate students and postdoctoral researchers in a cutting edge interdisciplinary research field which is of great importance to the US economy.